The Real Robin Hood

Sean McGlynn reconsiders the origins of the popular myth and suggests a new contender for the original folk hero; not an outlaw from Nottingham but a devoted royal servant from Kent, who opposed the French invasion against King John in 1216.

Lythe and listin, gentilmen,That be of frebore blode;I shall you tel of a gode yeman,His name was Robin Hode.[A Gest of Robyn Hode, 15th century]